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Things to add: * Keep your software updated. * Restrict & remove online access as needed. After the 2nd time she gave out her password, Granny's web banking w

Things to add: * Keep your software updated. * Restrict & remove online access as needed. After the 2nd time she gave out her password, Granny's web banking was turned off. * Lock users down to just the access they need; if managing devices for kids or the elderly or less technically savvy, consider removing admin access. * When using any tool, get the paid version. Free means your privacy is what it cost. * Keep backups, and know how to restore in case you are compromised. * Set up access alerts going to a separate email account for as many of your accounts and services as possible. Things to question: * Not sure we can safely promote Australian-based Fastmail thanks to their backwards new laws. * Mobile browsers, like Firefox Focus, are great - not sure that I'd put Brave ahead of Firefox. * Not sure VPNs are really all that helpful, feels more like a personal preference vs. a real security measure.

ilikepi 8y ago
> Not sure we can safely promote Australian-based Fastmail thanks to their backwards new laws. Disclaimer: not an Australian citizen, not a lawyer, etc. All the coverage I've heard about this law has focused on the idea that companies and service providers are expected to "assist" with government access to encrypted communication. In that context, I'm not sure how this particular law really impacts Fastmail. For the basic use case, their service is built in a such a way that it already has access to all your unencrypted data. So the Australian government didn't need this law specifically to get at your data, they just needed to issue a lawful order. If you're taking the additional steps encrypt your data before it reaches their service (e.g. using a third-party email client with PGP), then there's not really anything Fastmail is going to be able to "assist" with beyond providing access to the data you've encrypted.

ilikepi 8y ago

> Not sure we can safely promote Australian-based Fastmail thanks to their backwards new laws. Disclaimer: not an Australian citizen, not a lawyer, etc. All the coverage I've heard about this law has focused on the idea that companies and service providers are expected to "assist" with government access to encrypted communication. In that context, I'm not sure how this particular law really impacts Fastmail. For the basic use case, their service is built in a such a way that it already has access to all your unencrypted data. So the Australian government didn't need this law specifically to get at your data, they just needed to issue a lawful order. If you're taking the additional steps encrypt your data before it reaches their service (e.g. using a third-party email client with PGP), then there's not really anything Fastmail is going to be able to "assist" with beyond providing access to the data you've encrypted.